Urine collection assembly for males

ABSTRACT

A urine collection assembly for males for allowing a male passenger in a vehicle to relieve oneself discreetly and sanitarily without having to stop the vehicle. The urine collection assembly for males includes a container assembly including a container having top and bottom walls and also having a drainage opening being disposed through the bottom wall, and also including a cap being removably disposed over the drainage opening; and also includes a fastening assembly for fastening the container to a user&#39;s body; and further includes a conduit assembly including a first hose being connected to the container; and also includes a male organ attachment assembly including a flexible sleeve being removably disposed about a male urinary organ, and also including a funnel being connected to the flexible sleeve and to the hose.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The present invention relates to male urine collection systemsand more particularly pertains to a new urine collection assembly formales for allowing a male passenger in a vehicle to relieve oneselfdiscreetly and sanitarily without having to stop the vehicle.

[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art

[0004] The use of male urine collection systems is known in the priorart. More specifically, male urine collection systems heretofore devisedand utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected andobvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designsencompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for thefulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.

[0005] Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 4,713,067; U.S. Pat. No.4,073,295; U.S. Pat. No. 5,312,383; U.S. Pat. No. 5,318,550; U.S. Pat.No. 5,439,456; U.S. Pat. No. 6,007,521; and U.S. Pat. No. Des. 357,979.

[0006] While these devices fulfill their respective, particularobjectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclosea new urine collection assembly for males. The prior art includesfunnels and hoses and collection devices for collecting urine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The general purpose of the present invention, which will bedescribed subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new urinecollection assembly for males which has many of the advantages of themale urine collection systems mentioned heretofore and many novelfeatures that result in a new urine collection assembly for males whichis not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by anyof the prior art male urine collection systems, either alone or in anycombination thereof. The present invention includes a container assemblyincluding a container having top and bottom walls and also having adrainage opening being disposed through the bottom wall, and alsoincluding a cap being removably disposed over the drainage opening; andalso includes a fastening assembly for fastening the container to auser's body; and further includes a conduit assembly including a hosebeing connected to the container; and also includes a male organattachment assembly including a flexible sleeve being removably disposedabout a male urinary organ, and also including a funnel being connectedto the flexible sleeve and to the hose. None of the prior art includesthe combination of the elements of the present invention.

[0008] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more importantfeatures of the urine collection assembly for males in order that thedetailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, andin order that the present contribution to the art may be betterappreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will bedescribed hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of theclaims appended hereto.

[0009] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of theinvention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited in its application to the details of construction and to thearrangements of the components set forth in the following description orillustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of otherembodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways.Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminologyemployed herein are for the purpose of description and should not beregarded as limiting.

[0010] It is an object of the present invention to provide a new urinecollection assembly for males which has many of the advantages of themale urine collection systems mentioned heretofore and many novelfeatures that result in a new urine collection assembly for males whichis not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by anyof the prior art male urine collection systems, either alone or in anycombination thereof.

[0011] Still another object of the present invention is to provide a newurine collection assembly for males for allowing a male passenger in avehicle to relieve oneself discreetly and sanitarily without having tostop the vehicle.

[0012] Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide anew urine collection assembly for males that is easy and convenient touse.

[0013] Even still another object of the present invention is to providea new urine collection assembly for males that prevents urinary andbladder problems by the user having to prevent going to the bathroomuntil a suitable location is found.

[0014] These together with other objects of the invention, along withthe various features of novelty which characterize the invention, arepointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention,its operating advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses,reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptivematter in which there are illustrated preferred embodiments of theinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] The invention will be better understood and objects other thanthose set forth above will become apparent when consideration is givento the following detailed description thereof. Such description makesreference to the annexed drawings wherein:

[0016]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a new urine collection assemblyfor males according to the present invention.

[0017]FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

[0018]FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the container of the presentinvention.

[0019]FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the sleeve and funnel of thepresent invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

[0020] With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIGS. 1through 4 thereof, a new urine collection assembly for males embodyingthe principles and concepts of the present invention and generallydesignated by the reference numeral 10 will be described.

[0021] As best illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 4, the urine collectionassembly for males 10 generally comprises a container assembly includinga container 11 having top and bottom walls 12,13 and also having adrainage opening being disposed through the bottom wall 13, and alsoincluding a cap 14 being removably and securely disposed over thedrainage opening. The container 11 also includes a tubular air outletmember 17 being securely disposed in the top wall 12 of the container11, and further includes a tubular fluid-receiving member 15 beingsecurely disposed in the top wall 12 of the container 11, and alsoincludes a hose connector member 16 being conventionally attached at atop end of the tubular fluid receiving member 15, and further includes atubular air ventilation member 23 being conventionally attached to anddisposed through a wall of the tubular fluid-receiving member 15 forventilating the tubular fluid-receiving member 15.

[0022] A fastening assembly for fastening the container 11 to a user'sbody includes straps 18 being securely attached by any suitable means toa side wall of the container 11 and having first and second endportions, and also includes strips of hook and loop fasteners 19 beingsecurely attached and sewn at the first and second end portions with thestraps 18 being adapted to fasten about a user's leg for supporting thecontainer 11 to the user's leg.

[0023] A conduit assembly includes a hose 20 being removably andengageably and conventionally connected to the hose connector member 16.The hose 20 has a first end 21 which is fastenably and conventionallyreceived in the hose connector member 16 and also has a second end 22.The conduit assembly further includes an air ventilating boss 24 beingconventionally disposed in a wall of the hose 20 near the second end 22thereof. The air ventilating boss 24 has a bore 25 being disposedtherethrough and into the hose 20, and also has an annular flange 26being conventionally disposed about an outer rim thereof for connectingto an air hose.

[0024] A male organ attachment assembly includes a flexible sleeve 30being adapted to be removably disposed about a male urinary organ, andalso includes a funnel 31 being securely connected to the flexiblesleeve 30 and to the hose 20. The funnel 31 includes a conical-shapedportion 32 having an open end 33 and a closed end 34 with a hole 35being disposed through the closed end 34, and also includes a tubularstem portion 36 being integrally disposed about the hole 35 andextending outwardly from the conical-shaped portion 32 and beingremovably engaged in the second end 22 of the hose 20. The flexiblesleeve 30 has an end portion which is removably and engageably disposedabout the open end 33 of the funnel 31.

[0025] In use, the user slips the flexible sleeve about one's maleurinary organ with the conduit assembly being connected to the funnel 31and to the container 11, and the user simply urinates in the flexiblesleeve 30 with the urine passing through the funnel 31 and through thehose 20 and into the container 11; whereupon, the user can empty thecontents by removing the cap 14 from the container 11. The tubular airventilating member 16 and the tubular air outlet member 17 equalizes theair pressure in the conduit assembly and the container 11.

[0026] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operationof the present invention, the same should be apparent from the abovedescription. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the mannerof usage and operation will be provided.

[0027] With respect to the above description then, it is to be realizedthat the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of theinvention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form,function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readilyapparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalentrelationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in thespecification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.

[0028] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only ofthe principles of the urine collection assembly for males. Further,since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to theexact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly,all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, fallingwithin the scope of the invention.

I claim:
 1. A urine collection assembly for males comprising: acontainer assembly including a container having top and bottom walls andalso having a drainage opening being disposed through said bottom wall,and also including a cap being removably disposed over said drainageopening; a fastening assembly for fastening said container to a user'sbody; a conduit assembly including a hose being connected to saidcontainer; and a male organ attachment assembly including a flexiblesleeve being removably disposed about a male urinary organ, and alsoincluding a funnel being connected to said flexible sleeve and to saidhose.
 2. The urine collection assembly for males as described in claim1, wherein said container also includes a tubular air outlet memberbeing disposed in said top wall of said container, and further includesa tubular fluid-receiving member being disposed in said top wall of saidcontainer, and also includes a hose connector member being attached at atop end of said tubular fluid receiving member, and further includes atubular air ventilation member being attached to and disposed through awall of said tubular fluid-receiving member for ventilating said tubularfluid-receiving member.
 3. The urine collection assembly for males asdescribed in claim 2, wherein said fastening assembly includes strapsbeing securely attached to a side wall of said container and havingfirst and second end portions, and also includes strips of hook and loopfasteners being attached at said first and second end portions, saidstraps being adapted to fasten about a user's leg for supporting saidcontainer to the user's leg.
 4. The urine collection assembly for malesas described in claim 3, wherein said hose has a first end which isremovably and engageably received in said hose connector member, andalso has a second end.
 5. The urine collection assembly for males asdescribed in claim 4, wherein said conduit assembly further includes anair ventilating boss being conventionally disposed in a wall of saidhose near said second end thereof. The air ventilating boss 24 has abore 25 being disposed therethrough and into the hose 20, and also hasan annular flange 26 being conventionally disposed about an outer rimthereof for connecting to an air hose.
 6. The urine collection assemblyfor males as described in claim 5, wherein said air ventilating boss hasa bore being disposed therethrough and into said hose, and also has anannular flange being disposed about an outer rim thereof for connectingto an air hose.
 7. The urine collection assembly for males as describedin claim 6, wherein said funnel includes a conical-shaped portion havingan open end and a closed end with a hole being disposed through saidclosed end, and also includes a tubular stem portion being disposedabout said hole and extending outwardly from said conical-shaped portionand being removably engaged in said second end of said hose, saidflexible sleeve having an end portion which is removably and engageablydisposed about said open end of said funnel.